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Saturday 21 July 2018

Chepkoech smashes

3000m steeplechase

world record by over 8s

MONACO (AP) — Mission cord.
accomplished for Beatrice Chepkoech's feat came
Chepkoech, who set out to just hours after the IAAF an-
break the 3,000-meter stee- nounced Jebet, the Olym-
plechase world record and pic champion, was among
smashed it by more than 109 athletes and coaches
eight seconds on Friday. facing disciplinary action
Chepkoech clocked 8 min- for doping and other of-
utes, 44.32 seconds at the fences.
Herculis Diamond League Jebet was included in a list
meeting, becoming the first of athletes provisionally sus-
Kenyan woman to hold the pended after a positive test
3,000 steeplechase world for EPO in February.
record. Earlier, Olympic champion
The previous mark was Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the
8:52.78 set by Ruth Jebet Bahamas set a world-lead-
of Bahrain two years ago in ing time of 48.97 seconds to
Paris. win the 400 meters.
Chepkoech, who finished Miller-Uibo, who set the
fourth at the 2016 Olympics previous fastest time in the
and 2017 world champion- world this year of 49.52 in
ships, dropped all of her ri- Eugene in May, came off
vals with three laps left and the final turn with a small
won by more than 16 sec- lead over 20-year-old Bah- Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech competes in the women's 3000m steeplechase during the IAAF
onds. rain runner Salwa Eid Naser Diamond League Athletics meeting at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco, Friday, July 20, 2018.
"I wanted to break the and held over the final sec- Associated Press
world record, that was the tion to set a new meet re-
plan from the beginning cord in the Principality. in 1:54.60, failing to better the triple jump at 17.86 me- at Stade Louis II.
of the season," she said. Naser, who won the past the personal best of 1:54.25 ters. "It was a great race, im-
"And I was aware the big- four Diamond League she set last month in Paris. American sprinter Noah proving the meet record,"
gest chance would be at meetings in Oslo, Stock- "It was a great race, un- Lyles remained unbeaten Lyles said. "I did the same
Monaco due to weather, holm, Paris, and Lausanne, fortunately I did not hit the in the Diamond League start as I did in Prefontaine
crowds, and the whole en- finished second in 49.08, mark we wanted," Seme- over 200 meters, winning in and I could feel it, it gives
vironment. And this plan her new personal best. nya said. "We just need to 19.65 seconds, his new per- me confidence in what I
worked well." Shakima Wimbley of the be a bit patient." sonal best and the fastest can do next. Now I'm go-
In Chepkoech's slipstream, U.S. was third. On the men's side, double time this year. ing to the Birmingham Dia-
Courtney Frerichs was a dis- World and Olympic 800 Olympic and triple world Lyles' time was also meet mond League, and finally
tant runner-up but crossed champion Caster Semenya champion Christian Taylor record, and he celebrated Zurich to hopefully get a
in 9:00.85 to set the U.S. re- dominated and prevailed of the United States won his victory with a back flip win."q

Hotrod team donates brains, urges same from military members

By EDDIE PELLS Concussion Legacy Foun- CLF, says only about 5 per-
MORRISON, Colo. (AP) — dation. CLF has received cent of brain donors are
Concussion experts would pledges of more than 3,500 military members who don't
someday like to conduct brains to conduct post- also play contact sports.
the same amount of re- mortem research on the "It's absolutely an urgent
search on head injuries effects of CTE — a disease need," Nowinski said. "The
among military members linked to repetitive head relationship between brain
as they've done for football injuries seen in football and trauma and mental health
players. other contact sports, and is an area that needs more
One way to get there: also in military personnel. investigation. Brain dona-
racecar drivers. Research involving military tion is really the gold stan-
All seven members of the cases lags far behind that dard for understanding the
world's largest hotrod team, for football, hockey and effects of brain trauma."
Don Schumacher Racing, other sports, in large part, Ann McKee, a lead re-
pledged their brains to experts say, because mili- searcher on the impact of
concussion research Friday tary injuries don't receive as CTE, was part of a panel
as part of an effort geared much media attention as discussion with veterans
to reach military members those in sports. Thursday, where part of
as much as racing fans. "I don't think people realize the discussion involved
Through its sponsorship with the brain impact these sol- the heart-wrenching dif- In this Oct. 27, 2013, file photo, Antron Brown, right, celebrates
the U.S. Army, Schumacher diers receive from the ex- ficulty involved in getting with team owner Don Schumacher after winning in Top Fuel
connected with the Infinite plosions, the IEDs, the trau- military families to donate at the NHRA Toyota Nationals drag races t Las Vegas Motor
Hero Foundation , a non- mas," Schumacher said. their loved one's brains to Speedway in Las Vegas.
profit that works with the Chris Nowinski, the CEO of research.q Associated Press